(HealthDay)—Atrasentan is associated with a reduced risk for renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online April 14 in The Lancet to coincide with the International Society of Nephrology World Congress of Nephrology, held from April 12 to 15 in Melbourne, Australia. Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Ph.D., from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands,...
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Itchy skin affects the health and quality of life of many patients with kidney disease
by American Society of Nephrology New research reveals that pruritus, or itchy skin, affects a substantial percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD). The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), also indicates which patients are more likely to experience pruritus, and demonstrates that pruritus may affect quality of life and sleep. In studies of patients on dialysis, pruritus is common and has...
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Exome sequencing provides genetic diagnosis for some with CKD
Emily E. Groopman, from Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues conducted exome sequencing and diagnostic analysis for 3,315 patients with chronic kidney disease (two cohorts). A total of 3,037 patients were over age 21 years and 35.6 percent were self-identified as non-European ancestry. (HealthDay)—Genes are responsible for approximately one in 10 cases of chronic kidney...
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Many patients show signs of chronic kidney disease before diabetes diagnosis
Many patients who will later be diagnosed with diabetes show signs of chronic kidney disease (CKD) even before their diabetes diagnosis, according to a study by researchers with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and VA MidSouth Healthcare Network. Doctors have long known that patients with diabetes are at risk for kidney disease. But...
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Intensive blood pressure lowering benefits patients with chronic kidney disease
Highlights In individuals with chronic kidney disease, targeting a systolic blood pressure to <120 mm Hg resulted in lower risks of cardiovascular events and premature death, compared with standard targeting to <140 mm Hg. There was a slightly faster decline in kidney function in the intensive group, but no increase in rates of kidney failure...
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Protein deficiency may explain kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease affects millions of people in the United States each year. New research points to a circulating protein that may be responsible for the decline in kidney function. New research suggests that the Klotho protein may be responsible for chronic kidney disease. The Greek goddess Klotho was responsible for spinning the thread of...
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